Despite the fact that the presidential election is days away, the scene on the campaign trail Wednesday was remarkably civil. President Obama cancelled campaign events to tour storm damage with New Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie; Mitt … In New Jersey, death toll rises and gas becomes scarce in Sandy's calamitous ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Mantoloking was a war zone of ruined houses and isolated fires. The National Guard delivered relief supplies and evacuated residents in Hoboken. Across the state, long lines of frustrated motorists snaked for blocks leading to the few gas stations open for … UK parliament vote tangles UK options on EU budget
Britain’s Treasury chief says the government wants the best deal it can get on a new European Union budget but isn’t promising to get the reduction in real terms that the House of Commons has demanded.
Government says it wants a cut in EU budget
LONDON (Reuters) – The government threatened on Thursday to veto any deal on the European Union budget that is not good for the British taxpayer, a day after a humiliating defeat in parliament undermined Prime Minister David Cameron’s authority. The vote – Cameron’s first significant defeat in parliament since taking power in 2010 – could strengthen his position at budget talks in Brussels this month as he will be able to say his hands are tied by the parliament. “We want a cut in the EU budget,” Chancellor George Osborne told BBC Radio 4. “We are at the beginning of a negotiation. …
Tunisia: Suspect in US consulate attack held
Tunisia’s interior minister has confirmed that a jailed Tunisian man is “strongly suspected” of involvement in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
BSkyB posts strong first-quarter earnings
LONDON (Reuters) – Pay-TV group BSkyB reported strong first-quarter earnings growth on Thursday as price rises and the sale of additional products to subscribers helped reassure investors who had been fearing a slowdown. BSkyB, which sells pay-TV, broadba nd and telephony, has launched an online offering and promoted new products to existing customers after the heady rate of subscriber growth seen in previous years started to drop off. … Syrian media: Fresh bombings hit Damascus, suburbs
Syria's state-run news agency says a fresh wave of bombings has hit Damascus and its o utskirts. Labour MP Dijsselbloem set to be next Dutch finance minister
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Labour member of parliament Jeroen Dijsselbloem looked set to become the country’s next finance minister after being called to a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday morning. Rutte has summoned candidates for various cabinet posts to meetings, the press office for the new governing coalition said in a statement. (Reporting by Gilbert Kreijger; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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